Live photos: Mika strips off at United Palace

Photographs: Michael Alexander
The London pop star Mika played to a young, sold-out crowd at United Palace on Friday night. The concert, the second stop on his current American tour, began conceptually: It is 1955, and citizens watch a space launch go wrong. Mika, the Bowie-esque spaceman, removes his suit and...sings pop songs! The bulk of the concert focused less on the concept than on Mika's songs, with a generous set covering both 2007's Life in Cartoon Motion and the new The Boy Who Knew Too Much. Click here for TONY's Mika interview. And see Michael Alexander's concert photographs above.